Student News Quiz
Weekly Student News Quiz: College Protests, School Lunch, Bird Flu
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Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed this past week. Do you know what it shows? At the bottom of this quiz, you'll find the answer.
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
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Thirty years ago, millions of South Africans voted in their first democratic election, electing Nelson Mandela as president and delivering a death blow to the system of racial segregation that had ruled the country since 1948. What was the name of that oppressive system?
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Since Columbia University started cracking down on pro-Palestinian protesters occupying a lawn on its campus, protests have spread to other colleges and universities across the country. What has become a visible feature of these protests?
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The Agriculture Department announced on April 24 that it had finalized a new rule to bring school meals more in line with federal dietary standards. What will the new rules limit?
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What is going on in this picture, which was taken on April 23 in Athens?
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Trillions of noisy, red-eyed insects, pictured above, are emerging from the earth after more than a decade of feeding on tree roots. What are they called?
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Nearly a year after Tennessee's deadliest school shooting, state lawmakers passed a controversial bill that would allow what?
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Why is Caleb Williams, pictured above holding a selfie stick, so happy?
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The Biden administration on April 24 said that it would begin requiring which animals moving across state lines to be tested for bird flu?
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What did a new study published on April 29 in JAMA Pediatrics show may protect against developing depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention among children and adolescents?
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The Venice Biennale began earlier this month. What is it?